Steve Goodier Wisdom: Enjoying What You Do!

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about creativity and imagination. Enjoy!

Plato said that work should be play.  Some airline employees have taken his injunction seriously.  After landing, one flight attendant announced, “Thank you for flying Delta Business Express.  We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.”

As a plane touched down and was slowing to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: “Whoa, big fella. WHOA!” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Higher Power

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about caring. Enjoy!

A Sunday school teacher said to her children: “We have been learning how powerful kings and queens were in Bible times. But there is a higher power. Can anybody tell me what it is?”

One child blurted out, “Aces!” Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Building Your Trust Fund

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about trust Enjoy!

The young parents paid the baby-sitter and dropped her off at her home. As she turned to leave, she said, “By the way, I promised Amy that if she went to bed, you’d buy her a pony in the morning.” Ouch…. (I understand that she is looking for a new sitting job.)

Parents, of course, want their children to trust them, so they try to keep their promises. By modeling trust, they hope to teach their children to also be trustworthy. But keeping faith with others needn’t be limited solely to the family. There are few elements in any relationship more important than trust. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Worry: The Real Enemy

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about worry Enjoy!

What does it mean to worry? The Latin concept of worry describes a turbulent force within a person. Worry is a heart and mind in turmoil.

The ancient Greeks thought of worry as something that tears a person in two and drags that person in opposite directions. It is like opposing forces in deadly conflict within the very being of the individual. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Your Work is a Gift

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about choices. Enjoy!

Work sometimes has a bad reputation in our world. But there is something worse than work, and that is boredom. At least that is what Drs. Kathryn Rost and G. Richard Smith of the University of Arkansas say. After analyzing the mental health of heart attack survivors, they concluded that one factor which greatly reduced the chances of depression was going back to work.

And why not? At work we are often around friends, and people with strong relationships will almost always fare better mentally. But we humans also need to be useful and productive! Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Making Choices

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about choices. Enjoy!

Joseph Henry used to tell a rather strange story about his childhood. His grandmother paid a cobbler to make him a pair of shoes.

The man measured his feet and told Joseph that he could choose between two styles: a rounded toe or a square toe. Little Joseph couldn’t decide. It seemed to be such a huge decision; after all, they would become his only pair of shoes for a long time. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Eyes On the Shore

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about focus. Enjoy!

A story is told about a bloodhound chasing a stag. A fox crossed the path, so the hound chased the fox. After a while a rabbit crossed the path, so the hound chased it. Later, a mouse crossed the path and the hound chased the mouse into a hole. The hound began his hunt on the trail of a magnificent stag and ended up watching a mouse hole!

Not that there is anything wrong with spontaneity. Some of the most wonderful things may come into our lives by beautiful accident. But there is also something to be said for knowing where we want to go. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Worry - The Real Enemy

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about worry. Enjoy!

What does it mean to worry? The Latin concept of worry describes a turbulent force within a person. Worry is a heart and mind in turmoil.

The ancient Greeks thought of worry as something that tears a person in two and drags that person in opposite directions. It is like opposing forces in deadly conflict within the very being of the individual. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Creating Your Expression

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about creating. Enjoy!

An old story is resurfacing about a young woman who entered a convent to prepare herself for a life of celibacy and service. The institution was one of a very strict order. Besides other regulations, the convent enforced a requirement of silence - not a word dare be uttered.

Mother Superior explained to the new recruit that this rule of silence was rigid. However, once every five years just two words could be spoken. Read more

Steve Goodier Wisdom: Succeeding at Life

In this inspirational article, master storyteller, Steve Goodier, shares a key piece of life wisdom about succeeding. Enjoy!

It’s said there are three ways to get to the top of a tree: climb it, sit on an acorn or make friends with a big bird. But I suspect that only one of those options is worth considering.

Likewise, there may be many ways to climb to the top of an organization or to reach whatever heights capture your imagination. But I believe there is only one way to truly succeed at living. Read more

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